This Ain’t Your Daddy’s Barbershop!

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings – November 2024

SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network – November 2024

World Card Making Day (WCMD)

Essential Oils for Natural Hair Care

JoAnne Gaudioso Care for your hair—without chemicals. All-natural essential oils are just as effective in adding thickness and beauty to your hair. Whether you’re losing hair, have bald spots, or have a receding hairline, try one of these top essential oils for hair growth: rosemary, ylang ylang, and frankincense. All three of these essential oils…

The Sock Hop Party Is Back!

It’s back and better than ever—the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club’s Sock Hop Party! Dancers were on “cloud nine” as we got together on Sept. 21 for one of our favorite dance party themes. This Sock Hop was very much anticipated, as we had not had one since 2017! Club members were “getting their kicks” dancing…

Relishing Pickleball: Doubles Strategies (Continued!)

David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, Ms. Littlewood offers these basic doubles strategies for players of any level. To read all her advice, buy her book. Strive for 100% accuracy on serves. The serve is the only shot in the game that is uncontested. There…

What Is an HOA? And What’s With All the Rules?

Kim Bennett, Rules and Regulations Committee A homeowners association is a group of community property owners who manage the property and common areas. Owners are governed by rules known as covenants, conditions, and restrictions, or CC&Rs. When new homeowners buy in an HOA community, such as here in SaddleBrooke, they commit to adhering to these rules and…

Luxury Mediterranean Cruise

Joseph Rizza As many SaddleBrooke residents already know, Dr. Joseph Rizza has been a cruise ship doctor for more than 30 years. His wife Guje Olofsson and two other SaddleBrooke residents, Ed and Barbara Haugland, recently joined him for two Mediterranean voyages onboard the 325-passenger luxury ship the Wind Surf. On one of the voyages, the ship…

Woodcarvers

Jay Rosenlof What do you do with a block of wood, a sharp knife or chisel, and a desire to create something? Have you ever tried carving something out of wood? Thinking about what you want to carve, how you want to carve the wood, and then how to finish it into a successful piece—it…